… Six student teams were recently awarded ClimateChange Innovation Grants by the Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY). Over $13,000 was awarded this year to help further innovative ideas to address climatechange and its environmental and social impacts. CBEY has awarded these grants for …
… to as its “Moonshot Factory.” The idea of a moonshot has also entered rhetoric around climatechange. Presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and … think bigger. “Moonshot” is an extreme understatement for what’s necessary to address climatechange. That’s not to discount the brilliant and diligent work that went into the …
… Alexia explained that, together, these two organisms can have a huge impact in fighting climatechange, particularly the seaweed. When added to cattle feed, a type of seaweed called … started her Master’s in Public Health program, and she was passionate about solving the climate crisis, so she began to tell some similarly minded friends about what she had …
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… (SOM ‘19), Cyndi Chen (SOM ‘19) and Melissa Mazzeo (SOM/F&ES ’20), is scaling informal exchange networks, like parent groups, to build a children’s secondhand marketplace. With only 15% of all clothing donated or reused, Hand Me Up (HMU) hopes to change perceptions and encourage clothing reuse by creating a positive shopping experience … experience of shopping for secondhand children’s clothing,” says Mazzeo. “By helping to change people’s perception of resale and reducing demand for environmentally harmful “fast …
… industry. Yale is a large and influential investor, with a $29 billion endowment. If it changes its investment practices, it spurs a tangible and immediate impact, which isn’t the … with the right tools and information, individuals could work together to make even more change than large investors like Yale. “We saw that shareholder advocacy was a powerful tool … that have been put forward by advocacy organizations or other users. The model is like Change.org but backed with dollars rather than signatures. Real Impact Tracker enlists the …
… Five student teams were recently awarded grants as part of the ClimateChange Innovation Seed Funding program , now in its second year. This grant program provides support for innovative ideas to address critical catalysts and solutions for climatechange. Teams are made up of students from across Yale University, including the …
… what we take out of the system, Earle said “In a world that is rightly so concerned about climatechange and the atmosphere, to be so ignorant and neglectful of our oceans is deeply … what we take out of the system, Earle said “In a world that is rightly so concerned about climatechange and the atmosphere, to be so ignorant and neglectful of our oceans is deeply …